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Area of Science:

  • Science communication
  • Epistemic justice
  • Knowledge distribution ethics

Background:

  • Science communication is fundamentally about knowledge distribution and access.
  • All forms of distribution, including science communication, involve ethical and justice considerations.
  • Science communicators make implicit decisions about knowledge selection and audience targeting.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide an overview of epistemic justice issues in science communication.
  • To argue that science communicators can be just or unjust in knowledge distribution.
  • To conclude on the state of epistemic justice within the field of science communication.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of science communication practices.
  • Examination of ethical and justice implications in knowledge distribution.
  • Argumentative approach to defining and assessing epistemic justice in the field.

Main Results:

  • Science communicators' decisions significantly impact epistemic justice.
  • Two distinct pathways for science communicators to enact justice or injustice were identified.
  • The field of science communication, in at least one analyzed account, is fundamentally epistemically unjust.

Conclusions:

  • Science communication inherently involves decisions about knowledge sharing and access, impacting fairness.
  • The practice of science communication can perpetuate or mitigate epistemic injustice.
  • Addressing epistemic injustice requires conscious effort and potential systemic changes within the field.